Expand Your Imagination Exponentially | Jeff Bollow | TEDxDocklands

Technology is advancing at an exponential pace. In this passionate talk, Jeff suggests that to survive the disruptive changes ahead, we need to expand our imagination exponentially, too. But how? By understanding the true purpose of ideas.

Jeff Bollow guides writers, businesses and individuals around the world through the complete creative process, to expand their output and tap into their own unique voice. Jeff is a thirty-year film industry veteran -- an award-winning producer/director, bestselling author of "Writing FAST: How to Write Anything with Lightning Speed" and creator of FAST Screenplay, the world's most comprehensive step-by-step screenwriting system. His goal is to build an independent film studio to make quality film and television that ignites our global imagination, and prepares us for a future we can't predict.

[sudistory]

I love the keywords in this talk.
“ideas spark ideas”
“exponentially”
“thinking about the thinking”

[dreads]

Another great video. This stuff should be taught in schools, but the pursuit of grades is killing creativity. The tragedy of factory education. This video really explains how we should all work together. Thanks Jeff! :-)

[magnetlips]

i understood this in my mind then opened my eyes and found this amazing video, this is the secret

[ExistNNature]

Start Writing Without Thinking, Rereading or Slowing Down... Stop....Amazimg!

[rashadjaveed]

It is essentially a good talk to understand about the imagination. It also give the glimpse of the future which should be around to show up,

[Htrails]

I was at first skeptical of Jeff's assertions that we all have a unique story to tell. However, after being involved in his FAST writing process for almost 2 years, I have experienced this for myself. The art of brainstorming and ideas sparking other ideas has now become an established writing tool. The more I use this part of my brain, the easier it is to generate more ideas. It is like any muscle, the more you use it, the stronger it gets. In the case of the brain, the more creative it can become. The idea of being in a pool of ideas stimulating more ideas exponentiality is mindboggling in its potential.

[collectivedreamer]

Hella introduction to the writing series, Jeff, though its intentions are so far beyond. "Ideas spark ideas" is a terrific mantra for the positive impact we all can make as individuals and collectively as a society and species. Writing can seem so introverted that we easily forget how our visions interconnect to tell a global story. Incredibly inspirational for human beings everywhere to dream your dreams and co-create the world we want to live in together. Thank you!

[worldpeacepp]

idea sparks idea, no stoppable. 认同，从我的天津话醉酒感里我能感知到。

[cristinagardon]

"You have a window on our world no one else will ever have" >>> I love this idea! It makes us all so special, even if many of us don't know it... yet! :) Thank you, Jeff!

[moniquevamado]

"Creativity becomes the new currency." Love it! I found Jeff through Indie Film Hustle. Great talk on the power and responsibility of creating.

[kennethbrandon]

Makes me think that imagination might possibly be the source or creator of all that we call reality.

[awaanmustafa]

This is one of the best ted talks ever

[haroldberserker]

Creativity is the new currency, I hadn’t thought of that but where I’m going I’m sure gonna need a lot of it 😊

[OmerAbashar]

Thank you Jeff great talk. I am a social entrepreneur inventor with background in mechanical engineering. I am about to disrupt global economy lifting 5 Billion people from poverty.
Please stay tuned.
This TedTalk confirmed I am on the right track.

[huynhtinhle]

I like the way he talked. So confident but realistic. His talk inspires lots of people I think, especially ones who have difficulties in work or in life

[nothinginteresting]

Wonderful TED talk. Loved every bit of it. I have seen that there's a lot we can learn about creativity from movie producers. After all, they are visionaries who bring their imagination to life. Also, many scientific inventions were first introduced in science fiction. Loved that we build upon each others' ideas to create more effective ideas. That is how I believe the people in the society become wiser.

[stephenhunter]

Great Stuff! Jeff was my old acting teacher and is an awesome guy. Very trustworthy and he definitely knows his stuff. FAST Screenplay is also fantastic and I'd recommend it to anyone.

[SteveHovland]

Neuroscientists say that most of your mind is actually outside of your brain. Out there, it connects with all the other minds on the planet to some degree. Mind is not limited by time or space, so perhaps you can reach to the limits of the Universe for ideas. If you want to have ideas, you need to always have something at hand you can use to record them as they come to you. I read "Applied Imagination" by Alec Osborn in the 1960's and the main takeaway was having something for notes. Ever since then a small stack of 3x5's has been in my shirt pocket every day with few exceptions.

[Museplume]

The future seems so exciting with this talk! Sometimes we forget that we already are in such a changing world. So we just have to let our ideas out, right?

[OmerAbashar]

This video validated my whole life, I am going to watch this video a lot, I just can not believe that someone will give this talk. Thank you so much, Jeff Bollow.